Principal Firmware Engineer
Core
Lead architecture, design, and development of embedded firmware for advanced optical and photonic systems, including board bring-up, low-level drivers, and system reliability.
Role type
Principal Firmware Engineer (Embedded Systems/Optical)
Builds
Embedded firmware for MCU/MPU-based systems supporting optical/laser/telecom high-reliability systems
Domain
Optical and photonic systems, telecommunications, data centers
Required skills
C/C++ for embedded systems, RTOS development (FreeRTOS), Bare-metal firmware, board bring-up and debugging, digital interfaces (I2C/SPI/UART), optical component control and calibration, system reliability and fault handling
Preferred skills
Optical transceiver module firmware development, CMIS (Common Management Interface Specification), manufacturing test flows and calibration tooling
Technologies
GIT, Segger IDE, Python, JMP, R, Windows, Linux, FreeRTOS, JTAG/SWD, logic analyzer, oscilloscope, optical power meter, optical wavemeter
Responsibilities
Own firmware architecture and technical roadmap; lead end-to-end firmware development lifecycle; define interfaces across firmware, hardware, FPGA, and host software; drive system reliability and quality; lead design and code reviews; collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, systems, and manufacturing teams
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with technical leadership
